JUDGMENT - C.S. DHARMADHIKARI, J.:--- The petitioner in this petition was a tenant of three rooms belong­ing to the respondents-landlords situated at Budhwar Peth, Pune. By a notice dated 4th July, 1971 his tenancy was sought to be terminated on the grounds that he has not been observing the terms and conditions of the rent note and that he was occupying more space than that was given to him on rent and further he was causing nuisance and annoyance by keeping certain articles in the stair case. It was also alleged in the notice as well as in the suit that was transferred to Bhimanagar Ujani Project where he was allotted suitable accomodation and for more than one year before filing of the suit, he has not used the premises leased out to him and has kept it closed without any reasonable cause. A claim was also made in the notice as well as in the suit that the landlords require the suit premises reasonably and bona fide for their own occupation.

2. In his written statement, the tenant denied the allegations made in the suit. He also contended that the rent charged was excessive and there­fore, standard rent should be fixed. He denied the allegation that he has acquired suitable resi

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